11th May 2016

UPDATES: EFCC secures remand warrant to keep Fani-Kayode. Militant group defiant, says pipelines bombing to continue. Fashola hopes to boost power with N99 billion. Kachikwu promises more refineries. WAEC to print certificates only on request. Nigeria, Afghanistan ‘fantastically corrupt’, says Cameron. Unfreeze my bank accounts, says Akingbola. Govt orders Discos to submit audited financials to NERC. Badeh’s house paid for in dollars, says principal witness. ‘It takes 22 years to conclude case up to Supreme Court’. Ooni calls for development of domestic tourist centres. I Kidnapped My Madam’s Son, Demanded N20m Ransom – Driver. My assets’ form tampered with, Saraki tells CCT. Oshiomhole Squandered Over N1trn On Inflated Projects —Ize-Iyamu. CCT trial: Saraki had 14 cars worth N263.4m before becoming gov 2003 — Witness. Gov Ishaku Launches Free Medical Treatment In Taraba. Army arrests 17 suspected cultists, robbers in Rivers. Three remanded for cloning Aregbesola’s phone number. Nigeria records first vaccine-derived polio case since 2014. EFCC summons First Bank, Sterling, Access officials. FG to establish 6 new varsities of science, tech —Minister. Alleged N61m scam: EFCC arrests Tompolo’s lawyer, Adegboruwa. Dasukigate: EFCC to arraign ex-Chief of Air Staff today. 2016 budget will ensure full payment of workers’ salaries —Osun Assembly. French President, Hollande to Visit Nigeria as Buhari Hosts Security Summit. Bode George’s mother dies at 91. Fuel Subsidy: It’s Time for Difficult Decisions, Says Osinbajo. Real Amount Diverted in Arms Purchase was $15bn, Says Information Minister. Justice Uwais’ Son Killed in Airstrike in Syria. AshakaCem Independent Power Plant to Gulp $100m. DMO:  Borrowed Funds will Be Used to Finance Capital Projects.  Adeosun to Present 2016 Borrowing Plan to FEC Next Week. NDPHC: Eight NIPP Plants Ready to Generate 2,000MW. Currency-in-circulation Rises to N1.811 Trillion. BPL – Result: West Ham 3-2 Manchester Utd.